Rowan: I'm in the business of creating fairy tales. Theme parks. Production companies. Five-star hotels. Everything could be all mine if I renovated Dreamland. My initial idea of hiring Zahra was good in theory, but then I kissed her. Things spiraled out of control once I texted her using an alias. By the time I realized where I went wrong, it was too late. People like me don't get happy endings. Not when we're destined to ruin them. Zahra: After submitting a drunk proposal criticizing Dreamland's most expensive ride, I should have been fired. Instead, Rowan Kane offered me a dream job. The catch? I had ... |
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Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. In snowy Manhattan a client asks private investigator Nat Marley to help with a family problem. But after someone dies, things turn serious and Marley has an unusual case on his hands. As his client says, 'Snakes and drugs don't go together.' Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CD including complete text recordings from the book. ... |
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In an age Brexit and Trump, the themes of isolation and fragmentation permeating the west stand in sharp contrast to events in the east, where ties are being streighthend and mutural cooperation established."No reader will leave "The New Silk Roads" with her sense of the world unchanged." Times Literary Supplement "Frankopan is a brilliant guide to terra incognita." Sunday Times "Frankopan has the gift to perspective - the capacity to see the wood for the trees - which he combines with a Talstoyan knack for weaving little details into the broader sweep of human affairs." Daily ... |
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Shortlisted for the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books. ... Life's Greatest Secret is the story of the discovery and cracking of the genetic code. This great scientific breakthrough has had far-reaching consequences for how we understand ourselves and our place in the natural world. The code forms the most striking proof of Darwin's hypothesis that all organisms are related, holds tremendous promise for improving human well-being, and has transformed the way we think about life. Matthew Cobb interweaves science, biography and anecdote in a book that mixes remarkable insights, theoretical dead-ends and ... |
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You don't have to use your imagination to feel the power of alchemy and magic - they are potently available in the elements that surround you! Our ancestors harnessed the powers of earth, air, fire and water and north, south, east and west; these have been key parts of pagan and witchcraft traditions for millennia, and now it's your turn! Modern science has revealed active energies such as electricity, gravity, magnetism, atoms and even the mysterious dark matter, all of which can be utilised spiritually in alchemic magic within this oracle. All energies from the smallest atom to the greatest solar power, from ... |
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Книгата е двуезично издание - на български език и на английски език. ... Настоящата книга е първо и допълнено издание в България на публикуваната първо в Япония през 2016 г. монография. Проф. Диана Гергова е специалист в областта на тракийската археология, с интерес към археологията на култа, погребалните практики, археометричните изследвания, културното законодателство и опазването на културното наследство. Работи в Националния археологически институт с музей в София, чете лекции в български и чуждестранни университети, сред които Държавния университет в Жешов, Полша, и др. Специализирала в СССР, Англия, Франция, ... |
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They say that the eyes feed first, then the body follows."The idea behind this book started in the land of smiles - Thailand. The specific aroma of Asian cuisine embraces everyone who sets foot in this land. This fragrance lingers in the mind, enriching the memories associated with the exotic. One of the festivals celebrated there, which is deeply connected to the story of this book, is the festival of the floating lanterns. Its preparation begins with the crafting of small boats made out of banana leaves in the shape of lotus flowers, lavishly adorned with petals and candles, before being set afloat in flowing water ... |
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Двуезично издание на български и английски език. ... За всички деца по света, които ще помогнат за опазването на природата и промяна в отношението ни към океаните и моретата! Всяка зима гърбатите китове напускат полярните морета и поемат към тропическите води на Хавайските острови - най-прелестното място на планетата. Там от незапомнени времена поемат първата си глътка въздух всички малки китчета. На пътешествие се отправят заедно цели семейства, които си помагат да преодолеят огромния Тихи океан. А по пътя мъжките китове пеят. Ами да, китовете имат чудесни гласове и постоянно огласят с песните си океанските дълбини.& ... |
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"The Third Chimpanzee" was first published in 1991 and has been in print ever since. This new, illustrated edition is aimed at a young readership. In it, Jared Diamond explores what makes us human and poses fascinating questions. If we share more than 98% of our DNA with chimpanzees, how is it that we can write, read, talk, build telescopes and bombs, while we put our speechless and bomb-less close relatives in cages and zoos? What can woodpeckers teach us about spacecraft? Is genocide a human invention? Why does extinction matter? Why are we destroying the natural resources on which we depend for survival? ... |
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Taryn Cornick barely remembers the family library. Since her sister was murdered, she's forgotten so much. Now it's all coming back. The fire. The thief. The scroll box. People are asking questions about the library. Questions that might relate to her sister's murder. And something called The Absolute Book. A book in which secrets are written - and which everyone believes only she can find. They insist Taryn be the hunter. But she knows the truth. She is the hunted... "The Absolute Book" is a tale of sisters, ancient blood, a forgotten library, murder, revenge and a book that might just have the ... |
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From the New York Times bestselling author of "Six Crimson Cranes" comes a fantasy filled with courtly intrigue, deceitful demons, and breathtaking gowns ... the stakes are higher than ever in this thrilling sequel to "Spin the Dawn"! Maia Tamarin's journey to sew the dresses of the sun, the moon, and the stars has taken a grievous toll. She returns to a kingdom on the brink of war. Edan, the boy she loves, is gone, perhaps forever and no sooner does she set foot in the Autumn Palace than she is forced to don the dress of the sun and assume the place of the emperor's bride-to-be to keep the ... |
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A crime buried for years. And one that's just began... On New Year's Eve at the end of one of the hardest years in history, hundreds of revelers shoot their guns into the air in time-honoured LA tradition. But as the rain of lead comes down, a man is shot dead in the middle of a crowded street party. Detective Renee Ballard soon connects the bullet to an unsolved cold case last worked by legendary ex-LAPD detective Harry Bosch. As they investigate where the old and new cases connect, a new crime shatters the night shift. The Midnight Men are a pair of violent predators who stalk the city during the dark hours, ... |
